Albert Charles Smith
Encyclopedia
Albert Charles Smith was an American
botanist.
, and chaired several important scientific societies, such as the American Society of Plant Taxonomists
.
Smith was elected to membership in the United States National Academy of Sciences
in 1963, and was a distinguished botanist who specialized in Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes. He worked in the United States
and Fiji
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
botanist.
Life
He was a director of the National Museum of Natural HistoryNational Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. Admission is free and the museum is open 364 days a year....
, and chaired several important scientific societies, such as the American Society of Plant Taxonomists
American Society of Plant Taxonomists
The American Society of Plant Taxonomists is a botanical organization formed in 1935 to "foster, encourage, and promote education and research in the field of plant taxonomy, to include those areas and fields of study that contribute to and bear upon taxonomy and herbaria", according to its bylaws...
.
Smith was elected to membership in the United States National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
in 1963, and was a distinguished botanist who specialized in Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes. He worked in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
.
External links
- Wagner, W. L. and D. H. Lorence. (2001) "Albert Charles Smith (1906-1999): a monumental botanist." Allertonia 8: 329-339.